| coming-of-age |
arrival at maturity, prominence, or respectability. |
| Comintern |
see "Third International." |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| comity of nations |
the courteous recognition of different nations for each other's laws and institutions. [2 definitions] |
| comma |
a punctuation mark (,) used to separate words, phrases, or other elements in a sentence, particulars in a list, or thousands in written numerals, or to indicate a pause, as in poetry. |
| comma bacillus |
the comma-shaped bacterium that causes Asiatic cholera. |
| command |
to forcefully order or direct. [12 definitions] |
| commandable |
combined form of command. |
| commandant |
the commanding officer of a military post or of a military organization such as the U.S. Marine Corps. |
| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. [2 definitions] |
| commander |
one who leads and controls. [3 definitions] |
| commander in chief |
(often caps.) the person in charge of all the armed forces of a nation. [2 definitions] |
| commanding |
having a domineering or authoritative air; imposing. [3 definitions] |
| commanding officer |
a military officer in charge of a unit or installation. |
| commandment |
an order or directive. [2 definitions] |
| commando |
a small, specially trained military unit used for surprise assaults on enemy-held territory. [2 definitions] |
| command performance |
a performance of a play, opera, concert, or the like that is given in response to a royal request or command. |
| command post |
the headquarters from which a commander directs a military unit. |
| commedia dell'arte |
a type of Italian comedy developed in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries in which masked players depicted stereotyped characters in stock situations. |
| comme il faut |
(French) according to convention; as it should be; properly. |
| commemorate |
to serve as a reminder of or memorial to. [2 definitions] |